The Benefits of Membership

Membership in the Squad requires a commitment of time and a commitment over time. No commitment is one-sided, and the Squad takes seriously our commitment to each member.

At the most senior levels of the Squad, we manage recruitment and retention and strive to enhance the lives of our members. Recruitment of new members and retention of our existing membership is the primary task of our Vice President, and is touched upon by many senior members of our operations team.

Some of the benefits we offer to our membership include:

• Full members receive department-issued uniforms specific to your duties inside the Squad. As an example, this means if you work on the Technical Rescue Team, we pay more than $2,000 for new, top-of-the-line Personal Protective Equipment for you.
• New ambulances stocked with 12 lead EKGs, capnography and other advanced tools. We understand a comfortable, up-to-date environment is important, and we like using the latest tools and equipment, too!
• The opportunity to receive fully paid paramedic training. We provide four scholarships each year to ALS training, including tuition, fees, books and an allowance for scrubs and class uniforms.
• Discounts on automotive personal property taxes, if you are a Chesterfield County resident. (If not, move here!)
• In-house competition teams which compete around the state. We compete at both the Basic Life Support (EMT) and Advanced Life Support (Paramedic) levels.
• Access to hotel rooms at VAVRS Convention held in Virginia Beach each year.
• Membership in VAVRS, the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, which opens up training opportunities across the state!

And, of course, the biggest benefit of all!

• The knowledge, training, and skill to impact someone's life in a positive way!